The Package Tour 2013

It seems like every few years our fave band from when we were teenagers rolls into town, and it's a night down memory lane that we just can't let go of.  This year Sonya's daughter, Paige,  joined us for her first concert ever.  Our adventure usually begins on the skytrain and then we quickly head off in search of food.  We grabbed a quick slice of pizza and then it was off to snoop around General Motors Place to see what we could find. 

Three Beauties!

      

                                                                                                              

We found the tour buses....

Paige's first concert!

Bestie photo-op :)
 

Acting silly and getting a bit giddy...

The first act of the show was Boys to Men. These guys still have got great harmony!

Next up was 98 Degrees.  I don't recall really being into them and Paige thought they were creepy old men...time to get on with the real show please...

                                                                                                                           

And here they are...NKOTB!!

The next generation?

      

The boys always end the show with two things...Boston jerseys and the song "Hangin' Tough".

 

Another great girls night! We have decided that we can't let our tradition die and will be going back for more the next time the  guys come back to town.

 

July 4, 2013

It has become somewhat of a tradition to head down to our neighbours to the South and spend the Fourth of July down on the beach at Birch Bay. 

 This year Kenton brought a friend. I believe they are checking out the chicks in this pic.

We kinda have a "spot", which seems to be catching on a little more each year. 

My lovely parents :)

Almost married twenty years in this pic.

 

While we wait for twilight and the festivities to begin, we are always treated with a beautiful sunset!

This pic can't even begin to capture how fireworks are going off around the entire bay all at once...

What patriotism!

We had made plans to make a long weekend of it so the next evening we sat around the fire with my aunt and uncle.

Chris found a great deal on rack of lamb on the way down so we had a feast! 

Dana had driven her motorcycle down for the day to join us in the fun.

Next year, July 4 is on a Friday so we will definitely be heading down for a long weekend. 

Maybe even a few more people will be joining us.  I think my nieces would love it! 

Happy Independence Day everyone!

Our 20th Anniversary

July 7, 1993

Christopher O'Donnell...

Took....

Heather Klassen...

To be his wife...

Through good times and bad times...

Through sickness and health...

Twenty years ago...

Twenty years later...

Couldn't resist trying on my dress for fun....

pleasantly surprised I could still squeeze into it :)

Testing New Toy

Trying to figure out how to blog and add pics with my new Samsung tablet...let me know how I did :)

Mom & Dad's 40th Anniversary

On June 22, 1973....40 years ago these two lovebirds tied the knot.

My parents decided the way they wanted to celebrate was to have their kids, grandkids and closest friends join them for a weekend away in Osooyos.

The weather was perfect and the surroundings were beautiful!

These two guys would do anything for their little cousins :)

The fam chilling at the beach.

My brother, Scott, made everyone a round of Dr. Peppers...very yummy!

On Saturday evening my parents took everyone out for dinner to Campo Marina's, an Italian restaurant. It was very good!

Photo-ops with the kids and grandkids.

When we got back to the resort, it was dance party time...

Everyone got in on the fun!

(It was unbelievable how sound-proof the rooms were!)

Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad!

You have been such an inspiration to all your friends and family and we all love you so much!

What a weekend to remember forever :)

Kenton's Accomplishments

The last couple of weeks have been packed full of excitement for Kenton!

On May 24th, he turned 16. He skipped school and we went out for lunch to Red Robin, then went down to the motor vehicle office so he could take his test for his learner's license.

He passed!

Kenton has been training and working out the last few months to prepare for the "Run for Water", 

 a 10k run. His goal was to run it in under 40 minutes, but his official time ended up being just a few seconds over 42 minutes...an awesome time! He placed 29th out of 1169 contestants and was 5th out of 80 in his age category...shows what hard work and determination can get you!

Last week, we received a notice that Kenton would be receiving an award this week. It was hard to figure out what he would be getting it for since he has awesome marks in all his classes, but it turned out he had the top mark in Grade 10 PE. How fitting since he is lucky to be athletic and scholarly. :)

We are so proud of all your accomplishments and look forward to seeing what the future holds for you!

*As a side note: Kenton just got a job with a bouncy castle company last week and also just got a phone call from McDonald's for an interview yesterday...When it rains, it pours!

Updates!

I've decided to go ahead and post some high lights from last year that I never got around to posting.

Here are the links, as I've posted them as close to their original dates as possible.

BFF Girls Weekend 2012

Summer Kickoff at Birch Bay

Happy Canada Day!

July 4!

Playland!

Seawall

Chehalis River Campground

Family and BBQ's

Puerto Vallarta 2013 - Day EIght

Breakfast on our last day.

Soaking up some last minute rays on the beach.

One last dip at the pool.

One last pic of the two of us.

Such a great trip! Hoping it won't be too long before our next visit!